#D96E3E#D96E3E
#D96E3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.148 H 43.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D96E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 110, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 67%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 71%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 71.4%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.28, 38.43, 45.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.28, 59.24, 49.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.47% 0.1075 0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.47% 0.148 43.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0639, 26.2556, 7.7778) |
| Luminance | 0.2625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.74
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.96
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.36
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.38
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.76
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D96E3E #3EA9D9
analogous
#D93E5B #D96E3E #D9BC3E
triadic
#D96E3E #3ED96E #6E3ED9
tetradic
#D96E3E #5BD93E #3EA9D9 #BC3ED9
square
#D96E3E #5BD93E #3EA9D9 #BC3ED9
split-complementary
#D96E3E #3ED9BC #3E5BD9
monochromatic
#833A1A #B65124 #D96E3E #E39471 #EDBBA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#D96E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#D96E3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D96E3E
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D96E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D96E3E | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7D39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5953C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED5863
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d96e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 110, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.148 43.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb9975',
500: '#d96e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d96e3e; $custom-light: #eb9975; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d96e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 110,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.581,
"s": 67.1,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65474,
"c": 0.148,
"h": 43.4
},
"luminance": 0.26251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D96E3E
secondary
#99C6DA
accent
#B5EA3E
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E08
muted
#867E7B